secure cloud initiative

"What steps should you take to enable the effective and secure use of public cloud services?
According to Gartner, “CIOs need to ensure their security teams are not holding back cloud initiatives with unsubstantiated cloud security worries. Instead, they should encourage their teams to apply imagination and energy to develop new approaches to securely and reliably leverage the benefits of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS.”
By reading, “Clouds Are Secure: Are You Using Them Securely?,” you will gain insight into Gartner’s recommended practices for effective and secure adoption of public cloud services, including:
Develop an enterprise cloud strategy, including guidance on what data can be placed into which clouds and under what circumstances.
Implement and enforce policies on cloud ownership, responsibility and risk acceptance by outlining expectations for form, significance and control of public cloud use.
Follow a life cycle approach to cloud governance that emphasizes the operational control of

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Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
What top security threat you are less susceptible to on personal devices
How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Finance moves fast, and the ability to work from anywhere on your smartphone or laptop could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage your clients’ sensitive financial data? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your organization more secure.
Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
What top security threat your employees are less susceptible to on personal devices
How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

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Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
What top security threat your employees are less susceptible to on personal devices
How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Patients come with lots of paperwork. The ability to securely access it on your smartphone or laptop could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage PHI? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your organization more secure.
• Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
• What top security threat your employees are less susceptible to on personal devices
• How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Accounting is full of big, busy deadlines, which means the ability to take your work home with you could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage your clients’ sensitive data? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your firm more secure.
• Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
• What top security threat you are less susceptible to on personal devices
• How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Finance moves fast, and the ability to work from anywhere on your smartphone or laptop could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage your clients’ sensitive financial data? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your organization more secure.
• Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
• What top security threat your employees are less susceptible to on personal devices
• How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Finance moves fast, and the ability to work from anywhere on your smartphone or laptop could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage your clients’ sensitive financial data? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your organization more secure.
• Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
• What top security threat your employees are less susceptible to on personal devices
• How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Accounting is full of big, busy deadlines, which means the ability to take your work home with you could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage your clients’ sensitive data? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your firm more secure.
• Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
• What top security threat you are less susceptible to on personal devices
• How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Accounting is full of big, busy deadlines, which means the ability to take your work home with you could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage your clients’ sensitive data? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your firm more secure.
• Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
• What top security threat you are less susceptible to on personal devices
• How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Finance moves fast, and the ability to work from anywhere on your smartphone or laptop could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage your clients’ sensitive financial data? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your organization more secure.
• Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
• What top security threat your employees are less susceptible to on personal devices
• How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

Patients come with lots of paperwork. The ability to securely access it on your smartphone or laptop could be a game-changer. But can your personal devices ever be secure enough to manage PHI? Surprisingly, this informative whitepaper shows that, with the right preparation, using your personal device can actually help you keep your organization more secure.
• Why data encryption is often easier to adopt as part of a cloud initiative
• What top security threat your employees are less susceptible to on personal devices
• How to manage device updates and passwords for the greatest protection

This executive level paper highlights trends and findings from CIO’s 2011 Global Cloud Computing Adoption survey as it relates to Security and Compliance in the virtualized datacenter. Featured content includes debunked myths of securing cloud environments, how the secure cloud is a key business enabler for the CSO, as well as strategies for how to get started building a secure cloud initiative. Please download the white paper for more information.